The annual salary statistics of recreational therapists in Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of recreational therapists in Greenville-Mauldin-Easley is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $28,490 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $37,110 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $44,430 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $48,180 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $64,030 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for recreational therapists in Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, South Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $64,030. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $44,430. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $28,490.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of recreational therapists from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $44,430 | -5.09% | 11.39% |
| 2021 | $46,690 | 7.32% | - |
| 2020 | $43,270 | -0.65% | - |
| 2019 | $43,550 | 1.40% | - |
| 2018 | $42,940 | 7.17% | - |
| 2017 | $39,860 | 1.23% | - |
| 2016 | $39,370 | 0.99% | - |
| 2015 | $38,980 | -1.00% | - |
| 2012 | $39,370 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $44,430 in Greenville-Mauldin-Easley is in the middle of salary range for recreational therapists in state of South Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of recreational therapists in Greenville-Mauldin-Easley is 12.5 percent (12.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill and 34.8 percent (34.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill | |
| Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville | |
| Greenville-Mauldin-Easley | |
| Spartanburg | |
| Columbia | |
| Augusta-Richmond County | |
| Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area |